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\n\tWhat does it take to land a song on a Billboard<\/em> chart? Billboard<\/em>\u2019s managing director of charts & data operations, Keith Caulfield, joins host Kristin Robinson to unpack the evolution of the Billboard<\/em> charts. From the origins of the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 to the modern formula of blending radio, sales and streams, Caulfield breaks down how his team evolves alongside the industry. Caulfield digs into why catalog albums keep finding new life, how Billboard<\/em> determines an artist\u2019s genre and how artists like Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and Drake achieve so many No. 1s. From artists releasing multiple vinyl variants to the comeback of CDs and cassettes, Caulfield explains how today\u2019s musicians are using every format, and every fan connection, to make chart history.<\/p>\n \n\tLove what you hear? Follow Billboard On The Record on Instagram<\/a>, Apple Podcasts<\/a>, Spotify<\/a> and YouTube @billboard<\/a> so you never miss an episode.<\/p>\n \n\tBillboard On the Record is a podcast in partnership with SickBird Productions.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n\tKristin Robinson:<\/p>\n \n\tAsk any musician what they dream of, and somewhere on that list is probably a Billboard No. 1. But here\u2019s the thing: Almost everyone has a theory about how the charts work, but very few people really know what goes into it. So this week, we\u2019re going to set the record straight. How do the Billboard charts actually work? Welcome back to On the Record, a music business podcast between Billboard and SickBird Productions. As always, I\u2019m your host, Kristin Robinson, and today we\u2019re going to dive into all things Billboard charts. Even if you\u2019re not in the music business, you\u2019re probably familiar with our charts. The Hot 100 is the gold standard for measuring the success of singles, and the Billboard 200, which is our albums chart, measures the success for full bodies of work. Whether that\u2019s an EP, a full album, or even a deluxe, but if I had a dollar for how many times I get asked by my friends about how the Billboard charts work\u2026 I don\u2019t know exactly how much money I would have, but it would be a solid amount of money. And the truth is that as a music business reporter at Billboard, I\u2019m in our editorial department, not our charts department, so I honestly don\u2019t have a lot of answers to give people, but I do know someone that does and that\u2019s our guest today. His name is Keith Caulfield, he\u2019s the Managing DIrector of Charts & Data Operations for Billboard, which is a very long title to basically say that he is the mastermind behind the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n